Giant door and big blocks

Florence, Italy - aka Firenze

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September 23rd 2007
It is now the start of day 3 of our trip, yet it already feels like it has been a week. We are having such a great time and look forward to visiting Florence. We depart Venice for Florence in the late morning by train. We are really queasy and hung over again from the night before so it was nice to relax on the train. We have about a 3 hour trip ahead of us and find the seats comfortable and we ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more